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Bob Mackintosh, after whom the Trans-Atlantic Rotary Curling Quaich is named, was instrumental in founding the tour. In February 1956, Bob and his wife May travelled to Montreal. May, a lecturer at Edinburgh University, had written a book on education and hoped to have it published in Canada.
While in Montreal Bob met ...
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Ayr Rotary Club are holding a Charity Race Night on Friday 12 Oct 2018, starting at 7pm, in Ayr Rugby Club, Millbrae, Alloway, Ayr KA7 4PJ.
The format will be eight races, where guests can bet on the horses and receive cash prizes if they win. There is a buffet included and of course the bar is open. These nights are ...
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The Club’s biggest ever event, with over 300 attending, was held on 13 July 2018 in Ayr Town Hall.
Following a presentation to the Club in 2017 by Dr Kirsty Muirhead from the charity Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief, it was decided to help promote the work of the charity by using the power of the local Rotary clubs ...
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Our annual golf event will soon be upon us. We are retaining the successful format of a shotgun start at 9.30am followed by drinks, snacks and prize-giving in the Belleisle clubhouse. This creates a good social atmosphere with everything done by 3.30pm
The main beneficiary this year is South Ayrshire Dementia Support ...
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The International Committee have found a great way of raising funds. Find a suitable location (in this case St Leonard's Church hall, invite a few people along and ask them to bring their own food and drink. So far, so good.... But then ask them to pay for it!
And so this magic formula raised over £900 for a water ...
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The Community Services committee nominated Carrick Centre, Maybole as their prime charitable project last year. It has been a tremendous success, and would not have been possible without the help form Ayr Rotary Club.
Coral McMillan, the manager at the Carrick Centre says:
"We have had a brilliant, busy summer with ...
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The Rotary Club of Ayr’s tenth annual charity Christmas card is available for purchase. A pack of 10 cards complete with envelopes is only £4.50.
We are supporting www.aquabox.org who sends humanitarian aid to communities in desperate need. Contained in each box is nearly 70 individual items including a water ...
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On 1 August 2017, Jim Moretti, Vice President of International Curling Fellowship of Rotarians (ICurFR) and Jack Blackwood gave a short presentation to highlight to our members the forthcoming 2018 World Curling Championship which is to be held in Hamilton, Scotland. East Kilbride Rotary Club are spearheading the organis...
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On Tuesday 18th July, Dr Neil Beattie of the Rotary Club of Ayr, Coordinator of Message in a Bottle, South Ayrshire explained the background and workings of Message in a Bottle to 60 members of Ayr’s Opportunity in Retirement at their regular fortnightly meeting in Newton Church Hall. He showed the audience how to use ...
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Watching heavily laden skies, eager to begin our annual croquet competition, a large group of Ayr Rotarians and friends tucked into the usual high quality Savoy Park Hotel fare complemented by copious bowls of summer (!) salads and tasty desserts which were supplied by members and guests. When there was a break in the ...
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